Chapter 576\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had decided to tell Haskell about her suspicions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Arriving at Palmer Group, Larissa went straight to Haskell\u2019s office, only to find a middle\u2013aged woman there. The woman was tied up and lying on the floor. She looked to be in her forties, with messy, wavy hair, a leopard\u2013print jacket, a black winter skirt, and over\u2013the\u2013knee black boots.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa walked over to the sofa and sat down, her eyes fixed on the woman. \u201cHaskell, who is she?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell wheeled himself closer to her, his voice calm and cold. \u201cTrudy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa was stunned. \u201cThat\u2019s Trudy?!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing her surprise, Haskell asked, \u201cLarissa, you know her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The fact that Trudy was tied up here meant Haskell had already investigated her. It confirmed the connection between Trudy and the trafficker.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Composing herself, Larissa explained, \u201cYes. I had a source who told me Lucius was in contact with someone named Trudy. The name sounded familiar, and it reminded me of what Thatch said about the trafficker, Gertrude.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know my mother?!\u201d Trudy exclaimed upon hearing the name \u201cGertrude,\u201d her voice rising\u00a0<\/p>\n
in shock.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell looked at her, his expression impassive. \u201cNot only do we know her, but we have a score to settle. That\u2019s why you\u2019re here today.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA score to settle?\u201d Trudy stared at him. \u201cYou\u2019re the great Haskell Palmer. What kind of feud could my mother possibly have with you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell sneered, his voice low and menacing. \u201cTwenty\u2013two years ago, did your mother buy a one\u2013month\u2013old baby boy?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the mention of \u201ctwenty\u2013two years ago,\u201d Trudy\u2019s body jolted. Her face went pale, her eyes darting around. He had hit a nerve.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat does that have to do with you?\u201d she said, trying to sound calm, but her voice trembled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell\u2019s gaze was icy. \u201cThe baby boy your mother bought was my younger brother.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now that he had her, Haskell had no intention of letting her go. He didn\u2019t mind her knowing that he was searching for his brother.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His words struck Trudy like a hammer blow. Her eyes widened in disbelief, her lips trembling.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour brother?!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
19:21\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 30\u00a0<\/p>\n
After her initial shock, she asked incredulously, \u201cBut didn\u2019t you personally send your brother to prison\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her voice trailed off as a horrifying realization dawned on her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Twenty\u2013two years ago, a man, his face hidden, had claimed to be selling his own son to her mother. Could that man have been Haskell\u2019s father, Thatch? Thatch had hidden his identity because he was afraid\u2013afraid of being caught selling his own child.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing the understanding dawn on Trudy\u2019s face, Haskell said coldly, \u201cSo you should understand why you\u2019re here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fear finally set in.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Palmer, it\u2019s no use bringing me here! I don\u2019t know where your brother is!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She couldn\u2019t believe it. The little bastard who had caused her mother\u2019s death was Haskell Palmer\u2019s brother. No wonder her mother had died so horribly. She had crossed the wrong\u00a0<\/p>\n
people.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now that she was in Haskell\u2019s hands, would she suffer the same fate?\u00a0<\/p>\n
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